Project Grant N000141512824

This $146,700 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports a collaborative research project to synthesize existing tree-ring proxy data in Southeast Asia and compare it to paleo-streamflow estimates generated by a hydrological model. The goal is to create a seasonal-resolution paleo-streamflow reconstruction for the region and illuminate the mechanisms driving observed streamflow dynamics. The project includes support for two early...

This $421,138 project grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the development of a predictive mathematical model for the transport of flocculated mud in rivers by a research team from the California Institute of Technology, University of New Orleans, and Water Institute of the Gulf. The project aims to advance understanding of freshwater flocculation processes and their impact on sustaining floodplains and deltaic wetlands through semi-empirical modeling and field data analysis....

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), provides $2,025,409.00 to the East-West Management Institute, Inc. (EWMI) to implement the "Civil Society Resilience (CSR) Activity" in Cambodia. The project aims to: Undertake analyses of the legal and enabling environment and support capacity development activities to benefit civil society organizations (CSOs)...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey's Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) provides $261,500 to Montana State University (MSU) for a 4/25/2025 - 4/24/2027 project period. The project aims to develop and test machine learning models that can accurately predict locations at high risk of aquatic invasive species (AIS) invasion in the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS). Key activities include integrating environmental and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405), provides $224,730 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a calibrated, 3-dimensional MOM6 hydrodynamic model for Lake Michigan-Huron and explore MOM6 coupling frameworks for an expanded Earth system model. The award period runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. This project...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant (CFDA 11.617 - Congressionally-Identified Projects) to the University of Missouri System to develop new large-scale hydrologic and econometric models to better inform decision-making on flood and drought risk resiliency and navigation projects. The key activities include: Conducting an economic cost-benefit analysis to quantify agricultural losses due to flooding under different hazard and mitigation...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Motmot, Inc. received a $1.555M Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) effective August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The company will develop and deliver a fully autonomous, untethered robotic inspection system capable of long-duration operation within pressurized drinking water pipelines. The core deliverable is an intelligent robotic...

This $619,990 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) seeks to develop a comprehensive hydrologic modeling framework to enhance flood resilience and water resource management within the Willamette River Basin in Oregon. The project aims to leverage advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to integrate streamflow observations from the USGS Next...

This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the establishment of an open-source ecosystem for the Interdisciplinary Networked Community Resilience Modeling Environment (IN-CORE) model. IN-CORE is an open-source modeling environment that can comprehensively model a community's physical, social, and economic systems and their complex interdependencies. This Phase I award will support initial focus group...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $249,965 to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to conduct research and development on an automated image-based flood stage monitoring system, known as HYDROCAMS. The project aims to experimentally address key technical challenges in deploying a scalable, low-cost hydrological monitoring network using compact, grid-independent "HYDROCAM"...